✿Santalaceae · Scleropyrum
Benduga / Hard Pear Tree
Scleropyrum pentandrum
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- January-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scleropyrum pentandrum
- Genus
- Scleropyrum
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests and also in the sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Santalaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Tamil
- இருமுல்லி Irumulli
- Kannada
- ಬೆಂಡುಗ Benduga, ಬೊಡ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹಲ್ಲು Bodlige Hallu, ಬೋಡುಳಿಕೆಹುಲ್ಲು Bodulike Hullu
- Malayalam
- ഇരുമുള്ളി Irumulli
- Marathi
- कुक्कुरदंत Kukkuradanta
About Benduga
Hard Pear Tree (Scleropyrum pentandrum) is a tree belonging to the Santalaceae family (Sandalwood Family). It is typically found in semi-evergreen and evergreen forests and also in the sacred groves. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-April.
Botanical family
Santalaceae
Sandalwood Family
Benduga belongs to the Santalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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